Ningbo Municipal Solid Waste Minimization and Recycling Project

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The development objective of the Ningbo Municipal Solid Waste Minimization and Recycling Project for China is to assist selected districts in Ningbo Municipality to increase the volume and proportion of municipal solid waste recycled with processes for waste separation at source and recycling. The project has four components. The first component is municipal solid waste separation, collection, sorting and transportation. This component will help in strengthening the waste management system in six urban districts (Haishu, Jiangdong, Jiangbei, Beilun, Zhenhai, and Yinzhou, including the national hi-tech park and Dongqian lake recreation area. The second component is kitchen waste treatment. This component will help in construction of a treatment plant in Yinzhou district to process kitchen waste from households and markets. The third component is project implementation support. This component will provide technical advisory services and support for the introduction, of: (a) a citywide program for public and community mobilization, education, awareness-raising to encourage waste separation throughout the project period; (b) output-based incentive payments to Neighborhood Residents Committees (NRCs) to encourage waste separation; (c) output-based incentive payments for restaurants that install and operate oil-water separators; (d) rules and regulations for solid waste separation; (e) a municipal solid waste pricing policy; (f) assessment of bio-chemical characteristics of domestic solid waste and new treatment technologies; and (g) solid waste information management system. The fourth component is capacity building and project management support. This component will provide technical advisory services for: (i) design review, advisory services, construction supervision, project management and monitoring; (ii) training in waste minimization and municipal solid waste management for staff at neighborhood, sub-district, district, and municipal levels; and (iii) external monitoring and evaluation of performance in waste separation.